LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Islamic State-linked extremist group accused of killing hundreds in northeast Nigeria has released a video purporting to show child soldiers executing two men identified as members of the Nigerian military. The video released by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was published on Tuesday by the SITE Intelligence Group, which…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s military said Thursday it carried out a “precise and professionally executed” air strike on a jihadist camp in the Lake Chad area where locals and security sources said 20 fishermen were killed this week. The fishermen were killed in the bombardment on Sunday on Daban Masara in Lake Chad, which straddles…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in conjunction with other security agencies, successfully repelled an attack by suspected Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists and bandits on the Forward Operation Base (FOB) at Burkusuma in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Military is a statement signed Director Defence…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The terrorist group Boko Haram/ISWAP has released photos of the two soldiers and a Yobe Liaison Officer they kidnapped on Saturday along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway. It’s noted that the abductees’ identity cards were also released by the militants. Two of the ID cards on exhibit belong to Mai Lalle, one belongs to…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province terrorists have been taxing residents of Marte, Abadam, Kukawa and Guzamala areas of Borno state for road use. That is aside from the levies farmers and fishermen have to pay on their produce. SaharaReporters gathered that the failure of residents to comply with this…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-four year-old, Bakura Sahaba Modu, has emerged as the new leader of Boko Haram, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau. Shekau committed suicide by by blowing up himself, after he was arrested by rival terror gang, Islamic State of West Africa, headed by Abu Musab al Barnawi, son of Mohammed…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have begun inducing residents of Geidam, Yobe State, with cash gifts while hoping to get some of them to join its ranks as militants. According to HumAngle, the…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed men of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, killing over 20 officers, a military source has said. “The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the…